(From the Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's Office)The Jasper County Prosecutor announces that on February 20, 2026, defendant, Jacob Blair, was sentenced to ten years for assault on law enforcement officers.
The defendant pled guilty to two counts of class D felony Assault in the Third Degree. The defendant was charged on November 2, 2022, with assaulting the officers while in the custody of the Joplin Detention Center.
A misdemeanor assault charge was dismissed along with another charge for attempted escape. Two other
cases were also dismissed as part of the plea. The defendant was sentenced to the Department of Corrections for a term of five years on each count and the sentences will run consecutively.
In case # 25AO-CR00765-01, defendant, Jayson Maloney, entered his plea of guilty to one count of Aggravated Fleeing, a class D felony, and one count of Tampering with a Motor Vehicle, a class D felony.
cases were also dismissed as part of the plea. The defendant was sentenced to the Department of Corrections for a term of five years on each count and the sentences will run consecutively.
In case # 25AO-CR00765-01, defendant, Jayson Maloney, entered his plea of guilty to one count of Aggravated Fleeing, a class D felony, and one count of Tampering with a Motor Vehicle, a class D felony.
The charges arose out of an incident that occurred on September 9, 2025, when the defendant led law enforcement on a high-speed chase while driving a stolen car.
The defendant was sentenced to the Department of Corrections for a term of five years on each count. Those sentences will run concurrently.
These cases reflect the Jasper County Prosecutor’s ongoing commitment to punishing those who resist arrest or assault law enforcement officers.
These cases reflect the Jasper County Prosecutor’s ongoing commitment to punishing those who resist arrest or assault law enforcement officers.
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